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G. FARLEE. Berth-Protector for Sleeping-Oars.

No. 223,494. Patented Jan, 13; 1880..

9 IiLVE YLT m4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FARLEE, OF BOUNDBROOK, NEW JERSEY.

BERTH-PROTECTOR FOR SLEEPING-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,494, dated January 13, 1880. Application filed November 25, 1879.

To all whom it may concern 'Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FARLEE, of Boundbrook, in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Berth- Protectors; and I do hereby declare the foi lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in protector for berths; and itconsisls inattaching to the outside of the berth, after the passenger has gotten in, a suitable netting, which is attached to a suspended rod, and which will prevent the passenger from being thrown or rolling out of the berth while the car is in motion. as will be more fully described hereinai Figure l is a side elevation of my invention, and Fig. 2 is an end View of the same.

0!. represents a horizontal rod or bar, which is suspended from the berth above, the ceilin g, side of the car, orany other suitable support, by means of two straps, bands, or Wires, 0. Each of these straps or bands 0 is provided with a ring, d, at its upper end, to catch in the screw-hook c, which is screwed into any suitable part of the car.

Suspended from the rod or bar a is a netting, g, which is made from leather straps,

webbing, or any other suitable material which is strong enough to resist the weight of a persons body when rolled against it.

To the lower end of each one of the vertical straps is fastened a ring, '5, which can be fastened in the screw-hook o, secured in the inside of the berth, as shown in Fig. 2.

The size or particular construction of the meshes in this protector is immaterial, as any form of light netting which will not impede the circulation of the air, and which will prevent a person from being thrown or falling from the berth, will answer equally as well.

After the person has gotten in the berth he or she can hook the rings on the lower end of the protector to the insideof the berth, and then no motion of the car can throw the person out upon the floor, as is now frequently the case.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A berth-protector consisting of the rod (1, straps 0, having the rings d, and netting g, provided with the rings i, for catching in the guards o, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of November, 1879.

enonen w. FARLEE.

Witnesses B. B.\MATTHEWS, E. B. Mn'rrnnws. 

